Look at the weather getting colder day by day, and it is the season when various bacteria are concentrated in causing trouble.
Not long ago, we just finished talking about the bad guy leader influenza virus. Everyone also realized the importance of getting influenza vaccine, but in addition to the influenza virus, another trick-and-treater is also quietly lurking, waiting for an opportunity to move.
This trick-tat guy is - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) .
01 respiratory syncytial virus large extermination
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a member of the genus pneumonia virus.
Because it is mainly related to respiratory infection and can fuse infected cells, it is called respiratory syncytial virus.
is quite "poisonous" as its name.
Is respiratory syncytial virus very harmful?
Its harm cannot be underestimated.
worldwide:
- About 64 million children are infected with respiratory syncytial virus every year.
- It is the most common pathogen of wheezing respiratory infection in children under 5 years of age.
- 22% of infants and young children have lower respiratory tract infections are caused by respiratory syncytial virus (the incidence rate in my country is similar).
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has proposed that basically all children will be infected with respiratory syncytial virus before 2. When will the virus
become popular?
Its popularity period is different from the north and south. What are the symptoms of infection with
?
It mainly invades the respiratory tract, basically wherever you go, the disaster will come.
These symptoms will show varying degrees depending on the age of the children.
Little babies: is weak in immunity, infection is prone to involve the lungs, and wheezing, fever and other symptoms;
older children: resistance has been enhanced, most of them are just coughing, fever , and rarely have breathing symptoms. Will
be infected again after recovering from the disease?
or is possible for .
can indeed produce antibodies after recovering from the disease, but it cannot produce a complete protective effect. It may also be reinfected with the same type of virus.
Because this virus has two subtypes A and B, each subtype is divided into different virus strains according to its genotype.
Most of the two subtypes are popular at the same time every year, and the dominant virus strains are constantly rotated every year, which is simply unpredictable.
So even if you have been infected once, you may still be infected again.
How to determine whether respiratory syncytial virus is infected?
can be used for nasal swab test for diagnosis.
Simply put, it is to dip a nasal swab (which looks like a slender cotton swab) in the child's nasal cavity to test the viral antigen in the nasal cavity, and then combine it with the child's clinical manifestations to know what bacteria are doing. The test of
is very convenient and effective. It can produce results in in about 630 minutes, and the child will not feel pain or uncomfortable. How to care for
02 after infection?
If a nasal swab test is performed and it is found that the child is indeed infected with respiratory syncytial virus, what should we do at this time? Do you need to use antiviral drugs after
infection?
Generally speaking, does not require .
This virus infection is a self-limiting disease, and it will be removed without treatment and does not require the use of antiviral drugs.
Detoxification period takes about 1 to 2 weeks . For baby , the detoxification period may be extended to 2 to 3 weeks .
Tips:
If the child has immunodeficiency , and this time he suffers from very severe respiratory syncytial virus infection of , and needs to use a ventilator or other treatment. Only then do he need to use antiviral drugs as prescribed by the doctor.
How to take care of fever after infection?
Be sure to closely observe the child's mental state .
If the child can eat and play and is in good spirits, you can take a warm bath or wipe his body with a warm towel to help him cool down.
If the child is not energetic, then when his body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, he can take Merrillin (ibuprofen) or Tylenolin (acetaminophen) to reduce the fever.
TIPS:
During the fever, be sure to supplement the child with more liquid .
Anti-heat is mainly achieved by evaporating moisture from the skin. Insufficient moisture in the child's body will affect the anti-heat effect.
How to care for cough during infection?
For children’s cough, everyone should help them excrete some secretions from the throat. They can inhale normal saline through atomization.
If it is not convenient to atomize, you can also fill the bathroom with steam, let the child play in it for a while, and inhale some steam, which can also dilute the secretions.
On this basis, the child can discharge secretions by hollow knocking on the back .
The method is:
Knock the palm of your hand into a hollow shape, keep your arms still, exert force with your wrist, tap the child’s back from bottom to top, and stimulate the child’s cough through vibration, and then discharge secretions.
Can cough be used to relieve cough?
is not recommended to use cough medicine .
Because cough is just a symptom, not the cause, and cough can excrete secretions wrapped in foreign objects and harmful substances from the body, which is of some help in restoring the condition.
blindly relieving cough may cause secretions to remain in the body for too long, aggravating the child's discomfort.
When do you need medical treatment?
Respiratory syncytial virus infection is more likely to be infected with and bacterial infection with .
If the child is confirmed to be infected with respiratory syncytial virus and has not improved for 5 days, , or has recurrent fever, the parent should take the child to the hospital to check whether he has a bacterial infection, so as not to cause greater harm.
03 prevention depends on these steps
Although there is currently no vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, we can use the following points to prevent it.
Wash your hands frequently
Use seven-step hand washing method , wash with soapy water for more than 15 seconds each time, which can effectively prevent respiratory syncytial virus infection.
Parents should not only wash their children's hands, but also wash their hands frequently to avoid being infected with the virus on their hands before spreading them to their children.
Keep air circulating
Open multiple windows in the room for ventilation, ventilate for 30 minutes in the afternoon, keep the indoor air fresh.
allows children to breathe more fresh air, which helps dilute the concentration of virus in the nasal cavity and reduces the incidence of infection.
Avoid second-hand smoke
Studies have shown that children exposed to "second-hand smoke" environment have a higher rate of respiratory syncytial virus infection.
Therefore, parents should try to avoid their children being in a "second-hand smoke" environment.
Stay away from crowded places
When the disease is high, try not to take your children to places like shopping malls, supermarkets, etc., so as to reduce the time between children and the patients.
With the arrival of the high incidence of the virus, the number of children infected with this virus will gradually increase. Everyone should take precautions and be careful of its attack~
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-